The ‘Hawks are pretty much set on defense and in goal, meaning the lone spots up for grabs are at forward, where the club is looking to replace the likes of Michael Frolik, Dave Bolland and Viktor Stalberg.

Some names have already been chopped from consideration. Kyle Beach was put on waivers earlier today and Chicago previously bid farewell to 2012 first-rounder Teuvo Teravainen.

So, who’s still gunning for a job?

21-year-old Brandon Pirri, the club’s second-round pick at the ’09 Draft, is a name that continues to pop up. Pirri led AHL Rockford in scoring last season (75 points in 76 games) and has seven games of NHL experience under his belt.

Well, he is in a pretty envious position being the head coach of two Stanley Cup winning teams – the decisions should be pretty easy based on who comes to play during camp because they want to play on a team with a bunch of super stars with a chance to compete for a cup each year. If you have a bunch of dud’s in camp on a team like that it’s time to dump and change.